Scouring pad



March i4; i950 M, s, sTElNER 2,500,715

SCOURING PAD Filed Feb. 5, 1948 n n LA75 L//arJLg/Zef Patented Mar. 14, 195,0

'UNITED' yS'IAI'IILS PATENTA OFFICE vl2,500,715y I f 'scoURINGPAD Max S. Steiner, iChcago,Il1. anteceden-February 3, '1948, :se-rm No. "6,009

This invention relates te improvements 'in scouring padsand itconsists yo'f the matters yhereinafter 'described land lmore particularly pointed out in vthe "appended I4claims.

The scouring 'pad with Lwhich the present invention is more 'especially concerned Vlis 'made :of `open mesh metallic 4strand material, arranged as "a flexible mass, 'of a 'somewhat bee'hive shape yand'cif a size -to 4be easily grasped #and squeezed in the-hand, for use infcleaningpotsand pans in "the kitchen of the home.

One of the objects of the linvention is 'to provide a Apadfof Lthis kind which is easily used efflciently to clean `pots and pans, which may be readily kept nin 'a r'sanitary 'condition and which 'will mot 'injure the hand lin which it yis .grasped for use.

Another object of .the .invention is to provide a pad of this kind which `includesem 'outer envelope of open mesh metallic strand material that zenfcloses .-'a '.n-umber of .integral v4loosely compacted trolls that 'impart mass to fthe pad, the "envelope :and .the 'mass .being .formed 'from a single .piece of the material .and so i-'elativelyarranged that the mass is confined against accidental dislodgement'iifom the envelope.

l"A further object of thei'nvention is to provide la fpad -of ith-is kind having an'envelope with an elastic mouthand through which the remainder of the pad materialv is tucked into the envelope to be positively retained therein.

The above mentioned objects of the invention, along with others, as well as the advantages thereof will more fully appear as the specification proceeds.

-In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view showing one form of open mesh metallic strand material or fabric of which the pad may be made and which view is on a scale twice the size of the mesh of the material actually usedvin the making of the pad.

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of a length of the strand material or fabric in tubular form and providing, after certain manipulations thereof, the body of the pad including the outer envelope and the filler mass within the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of an endless elastic element in the form of a rubber or like band of a diameter less than that of the tubular body of Fig. 2 and which when applied to an end theren of yieldably constricts this end of said tubular body.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view ci the tubular body of Fig. l after the elastic element of Fig. 3 has been applied to one end thereof and yieldingly `3 Claims. (Ol. l5-,209)

.2 `has constricted 'the diameter of said lend of vthe 'tubular body. y

Fig. 5 is -a perspective "view showing the )body aftereaoh end hasbeen turnediradially -outwardly upon itself -to form a roll atfeach :end Sof'lthe body.

Fi'gJ' i'sia perspective wieW-'dfithelbo'dyappearing in Fig. 5 edter'the rrol-led ends have been *turned axiaily'relative -`to each other lto form a -closed ltwist iin -vthe 'body llzzetwe'en Ysfaol ends whichshortens .tl'ie v`length f o'f the Abody Afrom that yalfipearing 1in Fig. 5.

Fig. l is a View partly elevation end-partly in sectionfof the body iin the condition fanpea'ring -in'Fig '5 and on a scale enlargedthereover fand 'tom end roll of thebody is 'readyto `be tucked through the sother end 'ro'llvof fthe `body ftoccmfatt iple'te the pad.

Fig. 8 is a perspective View of the nished pad. Fig 9 iis a 'transverse vertical -fseotional `.view "through vthe ipad, astaken on thefflin'e 9-19 #of 1Fig. 8 'and more particularly shows the end rolls :and the intermediate twist of the body which dorms the mass thereof, disposed within the fen Vrvel'ope or cover of the pad.

Referring now in detail to thatenibo'diment zof the invention, illustrated in the Zdrawings, the improved pad is made from-'a vpiece'f'of 'tubing oi Fdpenmeshmetallicstrand'-rnateriaierfiabric |56 of a length greater than its diameter and shown in Fig. 2, and 4an elastic band Il of a diameter less than that of the tubing and shown in Fig. 3. The tubing is an open mesh structure composed of interlocked loops of metallic strands ma as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 1 twice the scale of actual size. Such tubing, which can be readily produced in a knitting machine, is conventional and no claim is made herein to its structure.

In making up a pad from the parts l) and il shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the band is applied to the outside of one end of the tubing.

When the band has been so applied to the tubing, being of a diameter less than that of the tubing, it will constrict the tubing and leave a f somewhat puckered margin I2 between said band and the extremity of said end, and which is gen'- 'erally at the top or upper end of the tubing. This margin best appears in Fig. 4.

After the band is in place, the margin i2 is turned radially outward about the band for a vnumber of turns to thereby form a roll i3 at said end of the tubing with the band disposed inside the same. y

The margin ofthe other end of the tubing is then turned radially outward upon itself to form a roll I4 at the other end of the tubing. The length of tubing with the rolls I31 and I4 at opposite ends thereof appears in Fig. 5. The tubing thus far formed is grasped at its opposite ends as is constituted by the rolls I3 and I4r and said ends are then turned axially in opposite directions to provide a twist I5 in that part of the tubing bodyr between the end rolls I3 and I4 thereof. The tubing thus far described best appears in Fig'. 6. f

The roll I3 is of a ydiameter somewhat less than that of the roll I4 by reason of the constricting band II therein, but said roll I3 may be distended radially so as to have an internal diameter that permits a passing of the same around the roll I4 to the other side thereof. In other words, thel roll I4 may be passed axially through the roll I3, after which the rolls are engaged in face to face or end to end engagement. The band II then yieldingly restricts the diameter of the vroll I3 so as to confine the other roll I4 within the pad. That partl of the body between the roll I3 and the twist I5 then forms the outer envelope for the pad and which encloses both rolls, the body part I6 then joining the end of the twist by means of the puckered hole formation l1 shown in Fig. 8.

The finished pad which is shown in Fig. 8 forms a resilient mass which may be squeezed and reduced in volume by hand pressure to shape itself to conform with such surfaces as require cleaning in a pot or pan.

It is to be noted thatvall ends of the strands are entirely enclosed within the envelope and therefore the pad is easy on the hands of the user. Furthermore, with the interlocked loops of the fabric, a better outer surface structure is provided for the pad that is free of ravelling or the like. While in describing the invention, I have referred in detail to the detailed structure thereof as well as to the method by which the tubular body is formed into the pad, the same is to be considered only in the illustrative sense and therefore I do not wish to be limited thereto except as may be specifically set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A scouring pad embodying therein an annular roll ofstrand material, elastic means within and between the ends of said roll and restricting its diameter, a resilient mass of said material and an outer envelope of said material integral at its ends with said roll and said mass respectively and leading from the outer end of said roll to the inside of said mass and enclosing said roll and said mass in pad forming relation.

2. A scouring pad embodying therein an annular roll of strand material, elastic means within and between the ends of said roll and restrict-4 ing its diameter, a second annular roll of said material and an outer envelope of said material integral at its ends with both of said rolls and leading from the outer end of the first mentioned roll to the inside of the second mentioned roll from its other end and enclosing both rolls in pad forming relation.

3. A scouring pad embodying therein an annular roll of strand material, elastic means Within and between the ends of said roll and restricting its diameter, a second annular roll of said material and an outer envelope of said material integral at its ends with both of said rolls and leading from the outer end of the rst mentioned roll to the inside of the second mentioned roll from its other end and enclosing both rolls in pad forming relation, said material where it enters the inside of the second mentioned roll from said other end thereof having a twisted formation that closes sadhother end of said second mentioned roll. y

MAX S. STEINER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in th le of this patent: y

UNITED STATES PATENTS Germany May 27, 1925 

